Kerby Knob is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kerby Knob typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kerby Knob, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kerby Knob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kerby Knob leans more Republican than 62 of 95 neighbors.
Kerby Knob runs about 41 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Kerby Knob leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Kerby Knob, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kerby Knob, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kerby Knob, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kerby Knob looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Kerby Knob have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandgap, KY R+73
- Eglon, KY R+71
- Waneta, KY R+81
- Hisel, KY R+68
- Sand Springs, KY R+78
- McKee, KY R+73
- Morrill, KY R+67
- Duluth, KY R+64
- Hurley, KY R+80
- Dabolt, KY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roseglen, PA R+55
- Cawker City, KS R+65
- Huey, IL R+54
- Qualey, OH R+57
- Idleyld Park, OR R+29
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Thicket, TX R+90
- Ridings, TX R+76
- Masseyville, TN R+76
- Startup, WA R+26
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.